Atlético Nacional wants to spend its preseason with a competitive, complete team and with everything that coach Pablo Repetto asked for so as not to repeat the failure of the first half of 2024, when it was left out of the BetPlay League and the Copa Libertadores, both of early way.
Looking ahead to the second semester, Nacional confirmed the hiring of Edwin Cardonaa 31-year-old midfielder who, like the green one, is coming off a poor performance in the Colombian championship because he had few opportunities with América de Cali, his contract was not renewed and his future was not defined.
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With the arrival of the midfielder, who is completing his third cycle in the Antioquia institution, there is the first signing of several that would break the market in Colombian soccer, because it is speculated that a goalkeeper and a holding midfielder with a lot of experience and international recognition would come. .
April 27 was Atlético Nacional’s last game in the first half of 2024, they beat Deportes Tolima 3-1 in Medellín and from the next day the process began to rebuild a roster criticized for the poor performance of many players and the lack of reinforcements with more weight.
It was not until May 22 that the green team confirmed its first signing, which is Edwin Cardona who was free after ending his relationship with America, since the morning he was at the Guarne sports headquarters and trained in the club’s clothing, as was seen in an image on social networks
Added to that, a video that circulates in x showed the 31-year-old midfielder accompanied by his family, wearing the shirt Purslane and greeting some fans at the venuelooking happy to return to the team that made him debut as a professional.
For the moment, the conditions of his contract remain to be known, but it is presumed that he signed for one year and with the objective of being one of the leaders to achieve both the BetPlay League and the Colombia Cup, the objectives in the second semester.
In recent years, many players have shone in the Antioquia team, especially those who were part of the lower divisions and one of them was the former midfielder from América, who in his first years of his career suffered and fought to taste glory.
Edwin Cardona debuted in 2009 with Atlético Nacionallived through the worst years of the team at that time and in 2011 he received his reward with the Apertura tournament, in a season in which he scored eight goals in 28 games, three assists and in the end he was loaned to Santa Fe.
At the beginning of 2014, the midfielder returned to the club with greater maturity, he was essential for the payroll of then coach Juan Carlos Osorio and won the league in the first semester, in addition to being a finalist in that year’s Copa Sudamericana against River Plate.
A decade later, an older Edwin Cardona, with a career that seems in decline and full of doubts about what will happen to his career, returned to the team that saw him born in football and with the hope of recovering his career, this time in the middle of a sporting crisis and conflict with the fans due to poor results.
After Edwin Cardona signed his contract, there are rumors about the next reinforcements for coach Pablo Repetto, who prioritizes the search for a goalkeeper, a forward and a first-line midfielder with a lot of level, experience and quality.
For now, there is talk that David Ospina and Jorman Campuzanowith a green past, would reach the Antioquia team, but at the moment there is no official information about advanced negotiations or approaches.
